Body Weight and Egg Production Performance of Induced Moulted White Leghorn Layers*
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1 International Journal of Poultry Science 5 (10): , 2006 ISSN Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2006 Body Weight and Egg Production Performance of Induced Moulted White Leghorn Layers* P. Thirunavukkarasu, M. Moory and K. Viswanaan Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal , Tamil Nadu, India Abstract: A study was carried out to find out e effect of induced moulting of commercial SCWL laying hens at 60, 65 and 70 weeks of age group. A control group was kept wiout moulting at eir respective ages. The layers were reared in cages for e entire experimental period adopting standard managemental practices. The layers fed commercially available layer diet. After 28 days period of egg production (pre - moult), e layers were subjected to induced moulting by feed and water restriction followed by ad - libitum feeding and had free access to wholesome water. Seventeen hours photoperiod was provided daily rough out e post - moult laying period. The birds, which were force moulted at e age group of 60, 65 and 70 weeks, had numerically higher egg production after induced moulting, as compared to eir respective control groups. The birds in 70 weeks age group had higher livability among e moult induced groups and no change in body weight. Key words: White leghorn, induced moulting, body weight, egg production Introduction Induced moulting is a process by which layer flock was induced to a reproductive pause wi e objective of overcoming e problems of unfavourable egg prices, decline in egg production and to reduce e rearing cost of replacement pullets by e adult stock, bring back to egg production at an economic rate. Normally, e layers were maintained up to 72 weeks of age for egg production in commercial operations. As e age increases e number of broken eggs are on e higher side besides decline in egg production. Induced moulting increases e profitability of layer chicken even after 72 weeks of age by prolonging its effective productive life. Forced moult stimulated egg production rate and diminished its age dependent rate of decline, reduced e proportion of broken and shell less eggs and improved shell quality (Hurwitz et al., 1995). Wi induced moulting, flocks were moulted and returned to lay for additional laying periods, ereby spreading fixed costs over longer time and more units of production (Bell, 2003). Induced moulting was followed during periods of low egg price or periods of high or rising feed cost (McDaniel and Aske, 2000). Hence, a study was formulated to evaluate e efficiency of spent hens at different age groups after induced moulting on egg performance. Materials and Meods One hundred and forty four commercial Single Comb White Leghorn spent hens of 60, 65 and 70 weeks age group were purchased and reared for adaptation up to 61, 66 and 71 weeks of age. Then birds were weighed, leg banded and randomly allotted into six treatment groups wi ree replicates of eight birds each. Experimental treatments were T - 60 weeks control group 1 T - 60 weeks induced moult group 2 T - 65 weeks control group 3 T - 65 weeks induced moult group 4 T - 70 weeks control group 5 T - 70 weeks induced moult group 6 Induced moulting programme: In all age groups, e egg production parameters were studied before induced moulting for one 28 days period i.e , and weeks, respectively. All birds were dewormed, two days before induced moulting. Induced moulting was done by widrawing drinking water for 0-3 days, feed for 0-10 days and night light for 0-14 days. Drinking water was provided from 4 day onwards. On 10 day evening and 11 day morning, 2 g of jaggery and 0.2 g of electrolyte mixture were given per bird rough drinking water, as a starvation breaking liquid diet, to tone up e digestive system. On 11 day, one hour after giving jaggery - electrolyte water, 40 g of layer mash was given per bird. Sufficient care was taken to ensure uniform feed intake. The feed was increased daily by 10 g / bird / day until full feeding was restored by about 18 day, ereafter ad - libitum feeding was followed. During e post - moult laying period, all e hens were fed ad - libitum, wi a layer mash commercially available. From 15 day onwards, artificial light was provided during night time for 20 minutes, which was stepped up by 20 minutes per day until five hour night light was 996
2 Table 1: Mean body weight (g) (± S.E.) of Single Comb White Leghorn layers at different ages before and after induced moulting Treatment Pre - moult period Post - moult periods I - Period II - Period A A A T1-60 weeks Control ±26.73 (24) ±36.36 (24) ±50.09 (24) A AB AB T2-60 weeks Induced moult ±22.19 (24) ±27.47 (24) ±25.73 (24) AB BC BC T3-65 weeks Control ±27.98 (24) ±25.85 (24) ±16.29 (24) B C C T4-65 weeks Induced moult ±23.38 (24) ±23.32 (22) ±1.26 (22) AB AB AB T5-70 weeks Control ±28.72 (24) ±22.84 (24) ±28.07 (24) A AB AB T6-70 weeks Induced moult ±18.06 (24) ±20.40 (24) ±26.03 (24) Treatment Post - moult periods III - Period IV - Period Overall mean A A A T1-60 weeks Control ±57.84 (24) ±52.47 (23) ±6.10 (4) AB A AB T2-60 weeks Induced moult ±24.80 (24) ±38.37 (23) ±4.04 (4) BC AB C T3-65 weeks Control ±19.92 (24) ±14.90 (24) ±10.58 (4) C B D T4-65 weeks Induced moult ±7.26 (21) ±11.79 (20) ±10.61 (4) AB A B T5-70 weeks Control ±41.23 (24) ±25.31 (23) ±4.89 (4) AB A AB T6-70 weeks Induced moult ±35.15 (24) ±35.67 (24) ±9.50 (4) A - D Means wiin a column wi no common superscript differ significantly (P<0.01). Value given in parenesis in each cell indicates e number of observations reached, making a total of 17 hour photoperiod per day. egg after moult was lower in all e moulted groups Between 18 and 20 day, vaccination against Ranikhet compared to eir respective control. disease using Komarav strain (RDVK) was carried out. Multivitamins were administered in e morning at e Egg production recommended dose in drinking water for about a week, Hen housed egg production: Hen housed egg after RDVK vaccination. production (Table 3) was numerically better in all e post - moulted groups of birds compared wi eir Body weight: Initial individual body weight of e spent respective controls. The cumulative hen housed egg hens in all treatment groups were recorded at pre - production had also revealed a similar trend wi T 2 and moult period and subsequently once in every 28 days up T 6 group recorded e highest egg production of to four periods of post - moult study. During moulting eggs while T 1 wi e lowest (84.83 eggs). The body weight of spent hens were recorded immediately statistical analysis revealed significant difference after end of 10 day feed widrawal. (P<0.05) on hen housed egg production at first period of post - moult due to resumption of laying. Egg production: During e experimental period, e egg production was recorded daily. Based on e data, egg Hen day egg production: The overall post - moult results production was calculated in terms of hen day (per cent) of e study showed at birds in group T 4 (81.26 per and hen housed (number) egg production. cent) recorded e highest hen day egg production followed by birds in group T 2 (80.53 per cent), T 6 (79.75 Results Body weight: The effect of induced moulting at different ages on mean body weight of Single Comb White Leghorn (SCWL) layers before and after moulting are presented in Table 1. Differences in mean body weight of SCWL layers before and after induced moulting were significant (P<0.01) among treatment groups. Highly significant (P<0.01) difference in body weight of birds of 65 weeks age group was observed in overall mean values for e post - moult periods and for oer age groups, e differences were not significant. per cent), T (79.06 per cent). However, e birds in 3 group T (76.34 per cent) and T (76.04 per cent) had 1 5 lower hen day egg production an oer treatment groups (Table 4). Except first moult period, e analysis of variance of data revealed no significant difference among treatment groups. Comparison of means indicated at e birds in post - moulted groups had higher hen day production compared to eir respective controls. Discussion Body weight: The mean body weight of SCWL layers at different ages before and after induced moulting showed Body weight loss: The per cent body weight loss (Table a significant difference (P<0.01) among e treatment 2) in 60, 65 and 70 weeks age group birds were 28.91, groups and per cent, respectively after induced The body weight was lowest ( g) at post - moult moulting. On observation e mean body weight at first ird period of 65 weeks induced moult group and 997
3 Table 2: Mean body weight changes (g) (± S.E.) of Single Comb White Leghorn layers at different ages before and after induced moulting Treatment Pre - moult Immediately after 10 Percentage of Weight at first egg day feed widrawal body weight loss T1-60 weeks Control A±42.09 (24) A±41.83 (24) 0.35±0.17 (24) A±39.99 (24) T2-60 weeks Induced moult A±44.67 (24) C±96.11 (24) ±0.99 (24) A±31.21(24) T3-65 weeks Control AB±19.27 (24) A±17.07 (24) 1.03±0.16 (24) A±12.70 (24) T4-65 weeks Induced moult B±36.35 (24) C±27.74 (24) ±0.14 (24) B±8.90 (22) T5-70 weeks Control AB±34.48 (24) A±33.09 (24) -0.41±0.12 (24) A±41.65 (24) T6-70 weeks Induced moult A±9.15 (24) BC±11.94 (24) ±0.67 (24) A±5.06 (24) A - C Means wiin a column wi no common superscript differ significantly (P<0.01). Value given in parenesis in each cell indicates e number of observations Table 3: Mean hen housed egg production (eggs/hen) (± S.E.) of Single Comb White Leghorn layers at different ages before and after induced moulting Treatment Pre-moult Post - moult periods Cumulative period egg I - Period II - Period III - Period IV - Period production T1-60 weeks Control 23.83± a± ± ± ± ±6.12 T2-60 weeks Induced moult 24.04± ab± ± ± ± ±5.52 T3-65 weeks Control 23.71± a± ± ± ± ±1.13 T4-65 weeks Induced moult 22.29± b± ± ± ± ±3.42 T5-70 weeks Control 22.96± ab± ± ± ± ±4.47 T6-70 weeks Induced moult 21.33± b± ± ± ± ±6.38 a, b Means wiin a column wi no common superscript differ significantly (P<0.05). Value given in each cell of pre - moult and post - moult periods is e mean of ree observations. Column wise mean is e mean of six observations. Cumulative egg production row wise is e sum of four observations highest body weight ( g) at pre - moult in 60 higher an ose of unmoulted controls. The lower weeks group. The lowest body weight at ird period (65 overall body weight in e 65 weeks moult induced group weeks age) might be due to high body weight loss compared to eir unmoulted control might possibly be during moult (31.08 per cent) and delay in physiological due to e numerically lower body weight in at group of recovery and vice - versa in oer age groups. Induced birds during e pre - moult period. moulting in SCWL layers at different ages (60 and 65 The reduction in body weight of moulted hens at 65 weeks) reduced e weight of layers when compared to weeks age group might possibly be due to feed and unmoulted groups wherein 70 weeks age moult induced water restriction during moulting programme and birds gained weight in overall mean body weight. relative decrease in weight of internal organ (Brake and The mean body weight of SCWL layers at pre - moult Thaxton, 1979). period did not exhibit any significant difference at eir respective ages viz. 60, 65 and 70 weeks. The mean Body weight loss: The highest percentage of body body weight during e post - moult period for all age weight loss (31.08 per cent) occurred in 65 weeks, groups and overall mean for 60 weeks age moult followed by 70 weeks (29.19 per cent) and in 60 weeks induced birds were comparable. The 65 weeks moult (28.91 per cent) induced moult groups. induced group had significantly (P<0.01) lesser overall According to Brake (1994), e body weight loss of mean body weight. In 70 weeks age group, e overall SCWL layers ranged from per cent and produced mean e body weight of moult induced group had best post - moult performance which was in agreement higher body weight an eir corresponding control. wi e results of is study. Similar findings were also The non significant difference observed in 60 weeks observed in layers by Brake (1993); Hussein (1996); moult induced group wi e control group observed in Shalini and Singh (2003) and Ocak et al. (2004). is experiment is in agreement wi e There was no significant change in post - moult earlier observations of Koelkebeck et al. (1993), Buhr cumulative hen housed and per cent hen day production and Cunningham (1994). They observed at moulted in all treatment groups regardless of percentage of body hens returned to egg production sooner and regain body weight loss during moult period. Sixty five weeks age weight faster when fed diet containing 16 per cent crude moult induced birds regained body weight much slower protein. compared to oer treatment groups because of high Higher body weight in e overall period at 70 weeks of body weight loss (31.08 per cent) during moult period. age moulted birds over eir corresponding control group is in agreement wi results observed by Hurwitz Egg production: The analysis of data on effect of et al. (1995) and Hurwitz et al. (1998). They indicated at induced moulting did not show any significant effect on e moult induced bird s body weight reached e values hen housed egg production and hen day egg production 998
4 Table 4: Mean per cent hen day egg production (± S.E.) of Single Comb White Leghorn layers at different ages before and after induced moulting Treatment Pre-moult Post - moult periods period Overall I - Period II - Period III - Period IV - Period mean T1-60 weeks Control 85.11± a± ± ± ± ±3.42 T2-60 weeks Induced moult 85.86± bc± ± ± ± ±3.85 T3-65 weeks Control 84.68± ab± ± ± ± ±5.38 T4-65 weeks Induced moult 79.61± c± ± ± ± ±5.74 T5-70 weeks Control 82.00± abc± ± ± ± ±2.79 T6-70 weeks Induced moult 76.18± c± ± ± ± ±5.50 *Part of e M.V.Sc., esis submitted to e Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India by e first auor. among different treatment groups except at e first period of post - moult which might be due to resumption of egg laying. The highest overall mean egg production was noticed in 65 weeks induced moult group and e difference was not significant as observed by koelkebeck et al. (1992). One of e major reasons for increased post - moult egg production was decreased post - moult production of shell less eggs (Roland and Brake, 1982) and enhancement of ovarian functions due to oviductal tissue rejuvenation might also had resulted in e improvement of egg production (Ocak et al., 2004). The hens laying at highest rate during pre - moult showed not much improvement (T 1, T 2, T 3 and T 5) whereas ose laying at e lowest rate showed e greater improvement (T 4, T 6), which was similar to e findings of Roland and Brake (1982). The peak egg production was observed during second post - moult period which coincides wi e findings of Berry and Brake (1987) and Charles and Cunningham (1987). Koelkebeck (1991); Koelkebeck et al. (1991); Koelkebeck et al. (1992) and Alodan and Mushaly (1999) observed at e fasting period of 10 days and post - moult diet wi 16 per cent crude protein produced better performance in SCWL layers. Similar results were also observed in is study wi 17 per cent crude protein. From e above findings, it could be suggested at e low rate of egg production might be improved by induced moulting. Acknowledgement The auors were grateful for e Dean, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India for providing all e facilities and Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology for providing financial support to carry out is research work. References Alodan, M.A. and M.M. Mashaly, Effect of induced moulting in laying hens on production and immune parameters. Poult. Sci., 78: Bell, D.D., Historical and current moulting practices in e U. S. Table egg industry. Poult. Sci., 82: Berry, W.D. and J. Brake, Post-moult performance of laying hens moulted by high dietary zinc, low dietary sodium, and fasting: Egg production and eggshell quality. Poult. Sci., 66: Brake, J., Recent advances in induced moulting. Poult. Sci., 72: Brake, J. and P. Thaxton, Physiological changes in caged layers during a forced moult. 2. Gross changes in organs. Poult. Sci., 58: Buhr, R.J. and D.L. Cunningham, Evaluation of moult induction to body weight loss of fifteen, twenty or twenty - five per cent by feed removal, daily limited, or alternate - day feeding of a moult feed. Poult. Sci., 73: Charles, C. McCormick and Dan L. Cunningham, Performance and physiological profiles of high dietary zinc and fasting as meods of inducing a forced rest: A direct comparison. Poult. Sci., 66: Hurwitz, S., E. Wax, Y. Nisenbaum, M. Ben-Moshe and I. Plavinik, The response of laying hens to induced moult as affected by strain and age. Poult. Sci., 77: Hurwitz, S., E. Wax, Y. Nisenbaum and I. Plavinik, Responses of laying hens to forced moult procedures of variable leng wi or wiout light restriction. Poult. Sci., 74: Hussein, Ahmed S., Induced moulting procedures in laying fowl. World s Poult. Sci. J., 52: Koelkebeck, K.W., Induced moulting: Influence of feed widrawal time. Poult. Adviser. XXIV: Koelkebeck, K.W., C.M. Parsons, R.W. Leeper and J. Moshtaghian, Effect of protein and meionine levels in moult diets on post - moult performance of laying hens. Poult. Sci., 70: Koelkebeck, K.W., C.M. Parsons, R.W. Leeper and J. Moshtaghian, Effect of duration of fasting on post - moult laying hen performance. Poult. Sci., 71:
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